Accomplishments: Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences

Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) had his work published in the Oct. 15 issue of PLOS ONE, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research. He authored the article, "How Safe Is Safe Enough? Radiation Risk for a Human Mission to Mars," which offers predicted radiation exposure and health risks to…
Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics & Diagnostic Sciences) had his work published in the August issue of the Annals of ICRP (International Commission of Radiological Protection). He co-authored the article, "Assessment of Radiation Exposure of Astronauts in Space," which describes the terms and methods used to assess the radiation exposure of…
Janelle Drossler and William Kerlin (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences), who both are pursuing doctoral degrees in radiochemistry, earned awards during the U.S. Department of Energy's 2013 Innovations in Fuel Cycle Research competition. Drossler earned a first-place prize in the open competition, Separations and Waste Forms category for her…
Ken Czerwinski (Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies) and Ralf Sudowe (Health Physics and Diagnostic Science) received a $596,146 grant from National Security Technologies (NSTec) for development of synthetic debris for nuclear forensics.